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Know How

Defining Values

Step 3: Facilitation of workshop

  • Ask each participant to think about the 'personality' of the organisation: how we treat colleagues and beneficiaries, how we handle setbacks, what attitudes we hold in the daily work, etc. Vote for the three or four values that best exemplify it. Refer to the values worksheet words list and explain that if they feel values from the list are not appropriate, that they can choose their own values.
  • Tally votes. Select the top three or four values and discuss why these were chosen. Ask the team for examples for situations to demonstrate these values and why they are important to the organisation.
  • Review the definitions of values chosen with the team to ensure that they are the most apt descriptions. Modify if needed, including taking a re-vote if necessary.